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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5351730, member: 2500"] In theory, a hard cap and floor would allow teams in the bottom the ability to sign one or two superstars. The ability to go over the cap (luxury tax) eliminates that - teams like the Dodgers and Mets, et.al., could continue to collect all the players ithey want if their media deals provide the revenue to allow it. So a floor wouldn't work at all, because then the lower payroll teams would be forced to pay money for mediocre players just because they have to. There are perhaps 225-250 players who are worth $15/AAV or more at this time. That would average 7.5-8 per team if spread out equitably. However, it won't be equitably because $300M can sign five $30/M guys and still have the entire minimum floor to spend, so they can use that to sign another five $15/M guys and then fill out the roster with pre-arb guys. And most FAs will want to be on teams with the most superstars, making it more difficult for lower payroll teams to sign anyone who's not just a stat compiler or 35 year old with maybe one decent year left. I just don't see it working without more complete revenue pooling like the other three major sports. If that happens, then you could raise the floor to a point where competitiveness then becomes almost completely on team management. Just MHO. [/QUOTE]